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| HER Number | MWB23159 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of Generator House 10F11, AWE Burghfield |
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Summary
Former location of a generator house probably built in 1942 and demolished between 2014-18
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
Generator House 10F11, within Character Area B1 at AWE Burghfield, was part of the West Boiler House (10E1) complex. It was recorded ahead of its demolition and replacement in 2014 <1>. Its original function is unknown, but suggested to have been a plate layer’s hut, a small building next to a railway line used for storage and shelter in bad weather. It was extended in 1976 to house an emergency generator for Boiler House 10E1.
The complex had been demolished by 2018 <3>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Atkins. 2014. AWE Burghfield West Boiler House 10E1: Level 3 Historic Building Record. Version 2. 2015 WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB150141] |
| <02> | 2010. West Berkshire Council Aerial Survey 2010 (digital aerial photographs). Aerial Photo. Digital. Visible. [Photograph / SWB148137] |
| <03> | 2018. West Berkshire Council Aerial Survey 2018 (digital aerial photographs). Aerial Photo. Digital. Not visible. [Photograph / SWB149532] |
Related Monuments
| MWB16504 | Burghfield Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) (Monument) |
| MWB23158 | Site of the West Boiler House 10E1, AWE Burghfield (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1906 | AWE Burghfield West Boiler House 10E1: Level 3 Historic Building Record |
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